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lethal

[ lee-thuhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal dose.

    a lethal weapon;

    a lethal dose.

  2. made or carried out to cause death: a lethal attack.

    a lethal chamber;

    a lethal attack.

  3. causing great harm or destruction:

    The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy.



lethal

/ liːˈθælɪtɪ; ˈliːθəl /

adjective

  1. able to cause or causing death
  2. of or suggestive of death
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Derived Forms

  • lethality, noun
  • ˈٳ󲹱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٳ󲹱··ٲ [lee-, thal, -i-tee], ·ٳ󲹱·Ա noun
  • ·ٳ󲹱· adverb
  • ···ٳ󲹱 adjective
  • ԴDz··ٳ󲹱 adjective
  • non··ٳ󲹱· adverb
  • ···ٳ󲹱 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lethal1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin ŧ, equivalent to ŧ(ܳ) “death” + - -al 1; spelling (hence pronunciation) with -h- by association with Greek ḗtŧ ※Dz”; Lethe ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lethal1

C16: from Latin ŧٳ, from ŧٳܳ death
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Synonym Study

See fatal.
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April plans to be in a "big comfy bed" for what she calls a "celebratory" moment when a medical professional will inject a lethal dose into her bloodstream.

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Suddenly, Saint-Martial is alive — but vitality comes at a lethal cost.

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Half an hour after arriving at Wayne's house, I watch him swallow three anti-nausea tablets, designed to minimise the risk of him vomiting the lethal medication he plans to take shortly.

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H₂S is a toxic gas that, in high concentrations, can be lethal.

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India was trapped in the deadly grip of a lethal second wave of infections, with Delhi at its heart.

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